Philippine Vegetable Stew

Ingredients

• 2 Tbsp. canola oil
• 6 cloves garlic, roughly chopped
• 1 medium red onion, roughly chopped
• 1 Tbsp. bagoong (Philippine shrimp paste)
• 3 plum tomatoes, roughly chopped
• 3 Tbsp. fish sauce
• 1 (1-lb.) kabocha or other winter squash, peeled, seeded, and cut into 1" cubes
• 1⁄2 lb. Asian eggplant, cut into 2" x 1⁄2" sticks
• 1⁄2 lb. long beans, cut into 3" lengths
• 1 bitter melon, peeled, halved lengthwise, seeded, and cut into 1" cubes
• 10 okras (about 4 oz.), left whole
• 15 medium shrimp (about 8 oz.), peeled
• Kosher salt, to taste